Rubber heel



Jan. 27, .1942. F. B. MELLEY 2,271,088

RUBBER HEEL Filed March 17, 1941 7 7 9 Franc/ls B./V`e//ey,

Patented Jan. 27, 1942 RUBBER HEEL Francis Melley, Boston., Mass., assignor to Bessie MacEachern, Somerville, Mass.

Application March 17, 1941, Serial No. 383,834

2 Claims.

This invention relates to rubber heels for shoes, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a heel of this kind embodying an inner or central part adapted to be nailed and thereby permanently secured in position upon the heel portion of a shoe, and an outer or wearing part adapted to be detachably tted around the inner or central part for being conveniently renewed from time to time, as found necessary.

According to the present invention, the usual washers are embedded in the inner or central part near the edges of the latter and with their apertures alined with nail-receiving holes in the usual way, said washers having the outer portions thereof projecting outwardly beyond the edges of said inner or centralpart and adapted to be received in corresponding grooves provided in the inner edges of the outer'or wearing part, so that said outer or Wearing part is removably keyed in place around the inner or central part. The outer or wearing part is unattached to the heel portion of the shoe and may be readily sprung into place or olf of the inner or central part.

The present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view, partly broken away and in section, showing a rubber heel constructed in accordance with the present invention and applied to the bottom of a shoe.

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1 with the outer or wearing part of the rubber heel removed; and

Figure 3 is a transverse section on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the present rubber heel includes an inner part 5 in the form of a solid block of rubber adapted to be secured permanently to the heel portion 6 of a shoe so as to be spaced inwardly of the edges of said heel portion 6 as shown in Figure 2. The usual wa-shers 1 are embedded in the inner part 5 of the heel along the edges of the latter, with the apertures of the washers alined with the usual nail-receiving holes 8. Nails 9 are driven through the part 5 at the nail holes 8 and the apertures of the washers 1, andinto the heel portion 6 of the shoe so as to permanently fasten the part 5 in place. The heads of the nails engage the Washers 'I to limit inward driving of the nails in a well known manner, to a position wherein the heads of the nails are located well beyond the lower surface of said part 5 and out of possible contact with the ground.

As shown clearly in the several shoes, the washers 'I are disposed so that the outer portions thereof project outwardly beyond the edges of the part 5. Removably fitted about the inner part 5 is a detachable outer or wearing part I0 having grooves in the inner edges thereof as' at Il to receive the projecting edge portions of the washers 'l and effectively removably retain the outer or wearing part I0 in position about the inner part 5. The wearing part I0 may be readily applied or sprung into position upon the part 5, as well as forcibly sprung off of the part 5 as desired. At the same time, said outer or wearing part l0 is elfectively maintained in vplace against accidental removal under ordinary conditions of use. Separate fastening means for maintaining the outer or wearing part in place, such as screws, catches and the like, is unnecessary, and the parts do not need to be undercut or beveled. The Washers 'l are simply placed to perform a dual function consisting in their usual one of limiting the driving of the nails, and that of providing an interlocking connection between the two parts of lthe rubber heel.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen K that the device is simple in construction, efficient with their apertures alined with said holes and with outer portions of the same projecting outwardly beyond the edges of said inner part, and an outer wearing part removably fitted about said inner part and having grooves in the inner edges thereof adapted to receive the projecting portions of said washers to removably retain said outer or wearing part in position upon said inner part.

2. A resilient heel for shoes, comprising an inner member, and an outer Wearing member, said inner member being adapted to be permanently nailed to and centrally of the heel portion of a shoe and'having nail-receiving washers embedded therein alo-ng the edges thereof, said washers having edge portions projecting outwardly beyond the edges of said inner part for interlocking engagement with the outer Wearing part when the latter is sprung in position abo-ut said inner part. 

